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Harwich Elementary School

Monomoy Regional School District school district

B-
overall grade

Ranks #431 of 895 Massachusetts elementary schools — top 49%.

Overall rank
#431
of 895 schools
ELA · 2024–2026
48%
MA average 42%
Math · 2024–2026
42%
MA average 43%
Avg class size
19
449 students

ELA and Math show the share of 3rd graders meeting or exceeding expectations on the MCAS, averaged over 2024–2026.

How it compares

What stands out
  • Strongest area: Teacher quality, in the top 9% statewide. 100% of teachers are licensed and 86.8% are experienced.
  • Area to watch: Math ranks in the bottom 47% statewide.
  • Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 29.2% in 2022 to 9.8% in 2025.
  • Trend: ELA is down 8 points since 2023 (51% to 43%).
Where it stands among 895 Massachusetts elementary schools
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Averagetop 49% · #431
ELA
Averagetop 43% · #384
Math
Averagebottom 47% · #480
Attendance
Averagebottom 50% · #452
Teacher quality
Excellenttop 9% · #72

MCAS standings use the 2024–2026 average of grade 3 results, so one unusual year doesn't swing a school's ranking. Scores in the sections below are from 2026.

Test scores

ELA has been above the state average in 6 of 8 years since 2018. Math has been above the state average in 5 of 8 years since 2018.

Share of 3rd graders meeting or exceeding expectations on the MCAS. There was no test in 2020.

English Language Arts43%in 2026 · state 43%
Same as the state
0%50%100%This school43%State43%20172019202120232026
Math43%in 2026 · state 42%
1 point above the state
0%50%100%This school43%State42%20172019202120232026
Detailed scores
Average scaled score, ELA (500+ = meeting expectations)495
Average scaled score, Math (500+ = meeting expectations)499
Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)47th · 59th

Students & classrooms

Classrooms
Students449
Average class size19MA avg 18
Students per teacher9.9MA avg 12.1
Who attends
White
71.5%
Hispanic/Latino
9.6%
Multi-Race
8.2%
Black/African American
6.9%
Asian
3.3%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.2%

43.9% girls · 56.1% boys

Student needs
Low incomeLower than average
This school
36.1%
MA avg
42.8%
English learnersLower than average
This school
5.6%
MA avg
17.2%
Students with disabilitiesAbout average
This school
20.7%
MA avg
22.3%

Teachers

Licensed teachersAbout average
This school
100%
MA avg
98.4%
Experienced teachersBetter than average
This school
86.8%
MA avg
73.2%
Teaching in their fieldAbout average
This school
100%
MA avg
92.4%
Stayed from last yearAbout average
This school
89.6%
MA avg
82.7%
More staffing details
Teachers (full-time equivalent)45.5
Principal retention100%
General education teachers93.4%
Special education teachers2.2%
English learner teachers4.4%

Attendance & safety

Attendance rateAbout average
This school
94.4%
MA avg
94.1%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysBetter than average
This school
9.8%
MA avg
15.6%

9.4 days absent per student (MA avg 10.3) · Suspensions: Not reported

About Harwich

Barnstable County · South Coast & Cape Cod
Avg single-family home value$1.01MMA median $588K
Avg property tax bill$5,872MA median $6,814
Tax rate$5.80 per $1,000MA median $12.40
Income per person$53,923MA median $47,872
Local kids in public school93.9%
Town bond ratingAAA
Free cash reserves4.8% of budget

Monomoy Regional School District district profile · What could you afford here? · All towns A–Z

Town figures are FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices. "MA median" is the median of the state's 351 towns.

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